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FLIGHT OPERATIONS RESUME AT JFK AIRPORT

Date: Jan 05, 2014Press Release Number: 5-2014

Flight operations have resumed at John F. Kennedy International Airport after Delta Flight 4100 from Toronto with 35 passengers skidded into a snowbank while turning onto a taxiway after landing safely on Runway 4R-22L. No injuries were reported.

Port Authority Police and emergency crews assisted passengers and towed the plane from the airfield following the incident, which occurred shortly after 8 a.m.

Operations staff have worked quickly to allow Runway 4R-22L and 4L-22R to reopen after the FAA approved its reopening. Crews continue to work to return the airport’s two other runways to operation as quickly as possible.

Travelers are strongly urged to confirm flight times, departures and arrivals with the airline carriers before traveling to the airports.

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Founded in 1921, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey builds, operates, and maintains many of the most important transportation and trade infrastructure assets in the country. The agency’s network of aviation, ground, rail, and seaport facilities is among the busiest in the country, supports more than 550,000 regional jobs, and generates more than $23 billion in annual wages and $80 billion in annual economic activity. The Port Authority also owns and manages the 16-acre World Trade Center site, where construction crews are building the iconic One World Trade Center, which is now the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. The Port Authority receives no tax revenue from either the State of New York or New Jersey or from the City of New York. The agency raises the necessary funds for the improvement, construction or acquisition of its facilities primarily on its own credit. For more information, please visit http://www.panynj.gov.